Penny Hill Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

The Penny Hill Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund is administered by Point North on behalf of OnPath Energy. This fund supports local community groups, voluntary organisations, and environmental projects that fight poverty and enrich lives within specific communities near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The fund is designed to benefit communities in Aston, Thurcroft, Treeton, Ulley, and Whiston, though projects outside these areas may be considered if they can demonstrate benefit to local people from these locations. The fund provides grants of up to £7,000 for a wide range of community purposes including promotion of energy efficiency, environmental protection and nature conservation, supporting health and wellbeing, regeneration, improvements to community facilities, education and training facilities/equipment, and social welfare activities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no specific deadline. Eligible applicants include community groups, voluntary organisations, playgroups, youth clubs, church and village halls, sports clubs, environmental projects, senior citizen clubs, and schools for non-statutory projects. Applicants do not need to be registered charities but must have charitable aims. The fund specifically excludes advancement of religion, political activities, statutory responsibilities, retrospective funding, and salaries.